Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-23

Z ,pca and suc he6orm the duties of his
rnor by ave iset is certified to the Gov
ohs .ss n csss 81 ths dsabiyy iy oi
.srsnn !. she office of such disqualifiet
,e sr ..ccetmes immediately vacant. and
10 ,,,, % AL te paid a retiring salary of two
" ,drsa and ft'y t2sol dollars per month
exist or occur in the Office of Justice, the
Governor shall appoint person to ho'd the
ONCE for the remainder OF the unexpired
term. The Governor shall appoint Justice
to hold Office as Justice f0r the unexpired
term of the late Chief Justice.
AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO
To propose to the people of the State an
amendment to the Constitution of the
State, relative to the salaries of the
judiciary Department
Resolved, That the Legisla' ure OF the State
Of California, at its regular session, COM
mencing on the third day OF January, A. d.
eighteen hundred and eiehty.seven. two
thirds OF all mem mbers elected to each OF the
two Houses of said Legislature voting in
seventeen, of Article vi, Of the Constitution
Of said State, be amended SO as to read as
follows:
Section II. The Justices of the Supreme
Court, and Judges of the Superior Court
shall severally, az stated times during their
continuance in Office, receive for their
services, compensation which shall not be
Increased or diminished u tertheir ele ttion.
nor during the term MI Tor I.,sh which they shall
tices of the Supreme Court shall be paid by
the State. Oue-half OF the salary of each
superior Court Judge shall be paid by the
State; the other half thereof shall be p i'd
by the county for W, ich he is elected. The
annual salaries of the Justices of the su-
preme Court shall he seven thousand five
hundred dollars (s7500) each, and the Su.
preme Court Commi, ,sioners six thousand
dollars ls6ooN each; Until Otherwise
Court Judges shall receive an annual salary
of three Thousand do lars each, payable
monthly, except the Judges OF the CITY and
county OF In Francis o. and the counties
OF Alameda, Los Angele,. SAINTS Clara, Ynba
and Sutter combined, Sacramento. Butte,
Nevada, San DIEGO, San Bernardino, Co uss
and Tehama, who shall receive five thou
sand dollars and the Judges of the counties
of Tulsre, M nterey, S0noma and San Joa-
each.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE.
A Resolution 10 propose an amendment to
section eight of Article N, IF the Con-
stitution of the State of California, re-
lating 10 TIE framing OF a ch irter for
cities Of more than one hundred thou
sand :iuha bifants, and for cities of over
ten thousand and IS than one hundred
thousand inhabi ants.
htsO ftu, luht TIC LcSisldtuTc VI IIe
Site OF California. at is regular session.
commenciI on the third day of January,
eighteen hundred and eighty seven, two-
IA rds of all the mem bers elec' ed 20 each OF
the two Houses of said Legislature votins
II favor thereof, hereby propose that sec
tiou eight, of Article XI, of the Constitri-
on of said State, be amended so as TO read
a. TO lows:
Section s. Any city containing a popula.
tion of m. re than one hundred thousand
iuhahitants may frame chart for is ow Il
government consistent with and subject 10
| tue Cons stitrtion and laws of thi, State, by
caus a Board of fifteen freeholders, W ho
| shall have b. ell for at ieast Eve years quail.
| fed electors thereof. to be elected by the
qualified vo ers of such ci y. at any general
within ninety days after such. election, to
prepare and propose charte for such city.
which shall be signed in duplicate by the
members of snch Board, or a majority Of
officer of such city. and the other
70 the Recorder of Deeds of thu
county. such proposed charter shall
then be published in two daily. papers OF
general circuI alto" in uch city. for at least
| twenty da' s; and within not less than thirty
days nfter such publicatlon it shall be sub.
mitted o the qualified elec ors Of such city,
| at general or special el, ction, and II ma
jnrity of such qualified ectors voting
hegeat shall raiify the same, it shall there
after be submitted % The 1t gislature ,or it,
pproval rejection as whole. without
power OF alteratI' n or amendment; and ii
approved by maj 'rity vote of the mem bers
-ected to each II use. it shall become the
cha ter If such city. or II such city be con.
sol dated with ,,nty. then of such city
and county and shall become the org mic
| law thereof, aud snper,ede any existing
| charter, anu all amendments thereof, AMI
| all tp cIal laws inconsistent with such char.
trr copy Of such cnarter certified by he
Mayor, or chief executive officer, an 1 all.
tn icsted by the Zeal of ,uch city, setting
orth The submission of such charter to the
ell ctors, sud its ratlfca ion by them, hail
be made iu dupliciie. and dep .sited one in
the Off ce OF the Secrrt4ry af State. the ther,
af er being recorded in the ,fhce Of he Re
cOrder of Deeds IF the county, among the
aTchi fes of The city. All Courts shall take
J dicial notice thereof. The charter so
tlfien may be amended az Intervals of not
less than two yea,s by prop ,sals therefor.
submitted by legis ative authority of the
city to the qualified voters thereof, at a gen.
er u or specia election held at least sixty
days after the pu blication of such proposals.
raiifed by at least three-fifths of the
al fed ectors voting thereat, and ap-
proved by the Legislature as herein pro
submitting any such charter, or amend ment
thereto, any alternative article or PROPOSE
tion may be presented for the choce of the
voters, and may be voted on separ atev
%iaaout prejudice to Others Any city
than ten Thousand and not mere
than ole hundr, thousand inhnb.
| tants may frame a charter for its,own gov.
rnu ent, con istent wi u and subject TO the
Constitution and laws of this State, by caus.
| ing BoiId of fit en- freeholders, W 10 shall
have been for nj lea,t FIVE years qualified
ele ctors there f. to be elected by the quail
fieO ters of said city, at any general or
sp. cial election, whose duty 1t shall be,
ninatU n oil Ton, t,
ptepare aud propose chart-r for such ci Y,
which shall be signed in duplicate by .he
members OF such Board, or a majority OF
them, aud retul ned one copy thereof to the
and the other to the Recorder of the county.
Such proposed charter shall then be pub
lisbe d ia two daily papers of general circu
lat on in such city, for at least twenty days;
ana the rrst publication shall be made
with n TIVE nty days fter the completion OF
the cha ter; aud within not less than thirty
days after such publication it shall be sub
init ed to the qu'lified electors OF said city,
at "a general or spe cial election, and If a
m j 'tity of such qualified electors voting
thereat shall ratlfy the same, it shall there
after be sab nitted to the Legislature for its
approval or rejection as a whole, without
power OF alteration or amendme mt, and If
approved by majority vote of the 10 mbers
elected TO each House, 1t shall become the
charter Of SUCH city and the organic law
thereof, and shall supersede any existing
CHAPTER, and any amendments thereof, and
special laws incon .istent with such rh r.
ter copy of such charter. certified by the
Mayor, or chief executive off er a nd anthem
ticated by the seal of such CITY. setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, and it, ratification by them snail
be made in duplicate an deoosited, one in
the office OF the Secretary of State, and the
other. after lug recorded In said Recor.
der's office, shall be deposited In the arch
Ives Ives, OF the city; aud thereafter all Coults
shall take judicial notice of said charter
The charter SO ratified may be amended. AT
intervals OF not les han two years, By pro
posals therefor, submitted by the lesislatiye
authority of the city to the qualit ed electors
thereof, at a general or special election
held at least sixty days after the publicatl
OF such proposals and ratified by at least
three-fifths of the qualified electors voting
thereat, and approved by the Legislature as
herein provided for the approval of the
charter. In submitting any such charter. or
amendment thereto, any alternative article
OF proposition may be presented for the
cholce OF the voters, and NAV be voted on
separately WI hout prejudice to others.
NOW, therefore. pursusnt to the provisions
Of the Constitution, and an Act Of the leo
islature, entitled IAN Act to nrovid for thn